1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Art Lewis in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.

1959 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $501811
The Citadel510820
VPI310640
Furman320370
Richmond431451
West Virginia220370
William & Mary250460
Davidson050180
George Washington050180
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Maryland*L 7–27[1]
September 26RichmondW 10–715,000[2]
October 2at George WashingtonW 10–86,000[3][4]
October 9at Boston University*L 0–7[5]
October 17No. 20 Pittsburgh*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 23–15[6]
October 24at No. 6 Syracuse*L 0–4435,000[7]
October 31No. 7 Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 10–28[8]
November 7at No. 6 USC*L 0–3634,066[9]
November 14VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–128,000[10]
November 21The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 14–207,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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